Method and apparatus for enhancing driver situational awareness

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining, by a system comprising a processor, a driver profile according to a driver identity for a driver of a vehicle, selecting a driver-specific enforcement scenario for the vehicle according to the driver profile and traffic enforcement information that is associated with a vehicle location, and presenting an in-vehicle alert to convey the driver-specific enforcement scenario to the driver. Other embodiments are disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method, comprising:
 obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, identifying information regarding occupancy of a vehicle, wherein the identifying information comprises data captured by a first communications device located in the vehicle; 
 determining, by the processing system, an occupancy identity based on the identifying information; 
 determining, by the processing system, a location of the vehicle; 
 retrieving, by the processing system in accordance with the occupancy identity, event information relating to an event associated with the location of the vehicle; and 
 transmitting, by the processing system to a second communication device accessible at the vehicle, a notification regarding the event. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first communication device is different from the second communication device, the first communication device is associated with the vehicle, and the second communication device is associated with an occupant of the vehicle. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining the occupancy identity comprises comparing the captured data to a database external to the processing system and remote from the vehicle. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the captured data comprises biometric data. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 4 , wherein the biometric data comprises a facial image, a fingerprint image, an eye image, a retinal image, a voice sample, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the identifying information comprises a password input to the first communication device. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second communication device comprises a presentation device integral to the vehicle. 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising retrieving, by the processing system, a profile based on the occupancy identity, wherein the profile includes preferences regarding presentation of the notification. 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 8 , wherein the preferences include a selection of the second communication device, the second communication device accordingly presenting the notification. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 8 , wherein the preferences include a preferred type of notification, and further comprising filtering, by the processing system, the notification in accordance with the preferred type. 
     
     
       11. A device comprising:
 a processing system including a processor; and 
 a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising: 
 obtaining identifying information regarding occupancy of a vehicle, wherein the identifying information comprises data captured by a first communications device located in the vehicle; 
 determining an occupancy identity based on the identifying information; 
 determining a location of the vehicle; 
 retrieving a profile based on the occupancy identity; 
 retrieving, in accordance with the occupancy identity, event information relating to an event associated with the location of the vehicle; and 
 transmitting, to a second communication device accessible at the vehicle, a notification regarding the event. 
 
     
     
       12. The device of  claim 11 , wherein the first communication device is different from the second communication device, the first communication device is associated with the vehicle, and the second communication device is associated with an occupant of the vehicle. 
     
     
       13. The device of  claim 11 , wherein the determining the occupancy identity comprises comparing the captured data to a database external to the processing system and remote from the vehicle. 
     
     
       14. The device of  claim 11 , wherein the captured data comprises biometric data, the biometric data comprising a facial image, a fingerprint image, an eye image, a retinal image, a voice sample, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
       15. The device of  claim 11 , wherein the profile includes preferences including a selection of the second communication device, the second communication device accordingly presenting the notification. 
     
     
       16. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
 obtaining identifying information regarding occupancy of a vehicle, wherein the identifying information comprises data captured by a first communications device located in the vehicle; 
 determining an occupancy identity based on the information; 
 determining a location of the vehicle; 
 retrieving a profile based on the occupancy identity; 
 retrieving, in accordance with the occupancy identity, event information relating to an event associated with the location of the vehicle; and 
 transmitting, to a second communication device accessible at the vehicle, a notification regarding the event, wherein the profile includes preferences regarding presentation of the notification. 
 
     
     
       17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the first communication device is different from the second communication device, the first communication device is associated with the vehicle, and the second communication device is associated with an occupant of the vehicle. 
     
     
       18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the determining the occupancy identity comprises comparing the captured data to a database external to the processing system and remote from the vehicle. 
     
     
       19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the captured data comprises biometric data, the biometric data comprising a facial image, a fingerprint image, an eye image, a retinal image, a voice sample, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
       20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the preferences include a selection of the second communication device and a preferred type of notification, and wherein the operations further comprise filtering the notification in accordance with the preferred type.